The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-13
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Events of Importance Trans
mitted by the Wires.
A Deadly Conflict Between Whites
and Negroes in Louisiana.

Advices from Oak Ridge, small town In
Morehouse Parish, North Louisiana, and
twenty miles from telegraph station, re-
port a riot, in which one white man and
six negroes were killed. The best informar-
ton is that negro was accused OF
assaulting white woman, and preparations
were made to lynch him according to the Gus
tomary formula in that section. Before day.
light party of white men went to the negro,s:
house, and were fred upon by the negro and
his friends. One of the besiegers, George Hg-
ggnd gnd10t59aR 5aRn conesr wss aTssansy Taan sa
Bart Gardner, Deputy Sheriff; 7. e.. :
Bingham, editor Of the Morehouse Sentinel,
and Messrs Gilmore and Baker, were wound
ed. The whites returned the fire with deadly
effect, killing six Of the negroes, including
the accused man. As soon as the news
spread the negroes from all the surrounding
country focked to town, and Sheriff W. q.
Douglass, with posse Of twenty armed men
left Bastrop for the scene of the difficulty. ~
Another version of the affair is that e ne
gro committed an assault on white girl and
was arrested therefor. At o'clock p H,
while two deputies were taking him to jail,
they were fired on from ambush by Jerry
Baldwin, negro, and his two sons
and three other negroes, wounding Depu-
ties Baker and Gardner. The negroes
then ran and took refuge in a cabin about
two miles from town. On learning their
When the Sheriff and his men neared the
cabin the negroes fired on them, killing q.
W. Higginbotham, young white man,
and dangerously wounding Constablee
John Conger, Gardner and Baker.
The posse returned the fire, hH-.
ing Jerry Baldwin and one Of his SONS
and four other NJ groes that were In the crowd.
Conger died of his wounds with II bnlletaS
through him. At last accounts twenty men
had arrived from Bastrop and all was quiet.
A Young Lady Strangely Afifcted-
A peculiarly distressing case of mental dis
ease has lust cast shadow over the home, ofSs
one of the best known families on the sWelAi
North Side, of Chicago. ts5 t:z;s
The victim is Miss Laura Houghtaling,
whose home is at 4l5 North State street. who.
has for two years been prominent In Chicago
social circles, her beauty and bright mind
amply fitting her for the position assigned her,
as one OF societys bellies.
The curious phaseof the young lady's Attic
tion is in the fact that she has thus far since
first visited been unable to recognize; with
the exception Of that Of b II mother, the faces,
of members of her family and friends. One;
of her sisters was the first to learn of the ter
rible calamity. She was not recognized when
she went to Miss Laura's room one morning.
recently. - e. e!
The physicians who have been summoned. .inz
the case express the opinion that the disease iss
of a temporary character. 1t is thought that
a clot of blood has become lodged: on tho-
brain. When it is absorbed memory willrs-
turn. .e-s
Miss Houghtaling is engaged to be married
to a gentleman Of Chicago. She has nore.
imemberance of that fact nor OF her affianced
Her mind is blank with regard to the past. e
She Is herself aware of her affection, and has
a belief that it will soon pass away from her.